Paul Oscher - Knockin' On The Devil's Door

Size: 142,1 MB
Time: 60:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front & Back

01. Debra Lou (3:07)
02. I'm Sorry (4:18)
03. Straw And A Pipe (6:01)
04. Knockin' On The Devil's Door (3:25)
05. Blues In The Alley (3:53)
06. Collars For Dollars (4:40)
07. Kind Hearted Woman (3:29)
08. Mean Disposition (3:19)
09. My Baby's Gone (3:52)
10. Sugar Babe (3:35)
11. New Year's Blues (4:47)
12. Sonnymoon For Two (3:54)
13. Zero Messages (4:31)
14. Brown Skin Woman (3:19)
15. Alone With The Blues (4:13)

After years of being a sideman and gigging without recorded, Paul Oscher -- a former harpist for Muddy Waters -- made his first album, Knockin' on the Devil's Door, in 1996. Oscher stays true to his Chicago blues roots, but he wisely doesn't run through the same old standards again. Instead, he's written a set of impassioned originals, augmented by a couple of appropriate covers. Working with a talented supporting group -- featuring harpist Steve Guyger, bassist Mudcat Ward, pianist David Maxwell and drummer Big Eyes Smith -- Oscher devotes himself to guitar, showing a flair for gritty riffs and solos. But the key to the record's success are his fully realized originals, which make the album an impressive, if much belated, debut. ~by Thom Owens

Knockin' On The Devil's Door

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Leo 'Bud' Welch - Live At The Iridium

Size: 186,0 MB
Time: 79:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Praise His Name (Live) (3:09)
02. Still A Fool (Live) (4:36)
03. Got My Mojo Working (Live) (5:23)
04. Five Long Years (Live) (3:55)
05. No More Doggin' (Live) (3:06)
06. Woke Up This Morning (Live) (3:43)
07. My Babe (Live) (3:31)
08. Sweet Little Angel (Live) (3:51)
09. Cadillac Baby (Live) (3:11)
10. Po Boy (Live) (3:18)
11. You Don't Have To Go (Live) (3:01)
12. Pepticon (Live) (3:02)
13. Don't Let The Devil Ride (Live) (2:47)
14. Rollin' & Tumblin' (Live) (4:07)
15. Good Morning, Little School Girl (Live) (3:53)
16. Walkin' The Floor Over You (Live) (2:49)
17. Me And My Lord (Live) (2:12)
18. Sweet Home Chicago (Live) (2:44)
19. Dust My Broom (Live) (2:56)
20. If You Don't Like My Peaches (Live) (2:11)
21. 3 O'clock Blues (Live) (2:39)
22. Country Road (Live) (2:52)
23. Hi-Heel Sneakers (Live) (2:16)
24. A Long Journey (Live) (4:07)

85 year old gospel blues phenom Leo Bud Welch puts on an old fashioned musical revival on this incredible live CD/DVD set recorded at NY’s prestigious club The Iridium!

Take a journey through 6+ decades of blues music as Welch performs a mix of traditional songs, standards, and Welch’s own compositions highlighted by “Praise His Name,” “Got My Mojo Working,” “Don’t Let The Devil Ride,” “Good Morning, Little School Girl” and more!

Live At The Iridium

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Lauren Ivy & The Engine - Soul Kit EP

Size: 104 MB
Time: 16:00
File: FLAC
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Soul Kit (3:13)
02. House Of The Rising Sun (2:48)
03. Frankie And Johnnie (2:14)
04. Honeymoon (3:44)
05. Ain't Nobodies Business (3:58)

We are a professional five piece band based on the Channel Island of Jersey, featuring Lauren Ivy (vocals), Paul Bisson (guitar / vocals), Matt Romeril (bass), Richard Poignand (keyboards) and Timmy Bryon (drums).

Lauren Ivy:
Lauren is a local singer/songwriter who with her distinctive and powerful voice and vocal range, commands attention on stage. She has been singing since the age of 14 and has performed at many local venues & events as well as in Guernsey, France and the UK. During the 2012 Olympic games she performed at a private function for Prince Albert of Monaco.

Soul Kit EP

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Benny & The Flybyniters - The Many Sides Of Benny & The Flybyniters

Size: 139,5 MB
Time: 58:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Jump Blues, R&B, Rock & Roll
Art: Front

01. Straighten Up Mama (3:36)
02. Two Dollar Woman (2:14)
03. Wolfman (3:41)
04. Wild Cherry (2:27)
05. The Way You Do (2:56)
06. Jet Propelled Daddy (3:35)
07. Benny's Bounce (2:51)
08. If You Ever Get Lonesome (2:20)
09. Party Like Never Before (2:12)
10. You Ain't Putting Out Nothin' But The Lights (3:05)
11. Be Good Or Be Gone (2:21)
12. She Knocks Me Out (3:06)
13. Huckle Boogie (2:37)
14. Wonder When You're Coming Home (3:16)
15. Hey Now (2:31)
16. Tell Me Pretty Baby (2:18)
17. Let's Rock And Roll (3:13)
18. Hammerhead (2:47)
19. Loosen Up (3:07)
20. Rm Blues (4:28)

Personnel:
Benny Peters - Guitar & Vocals
Matt Farrell - Piano
Jon Doyle - Saxophone
Dan Torosian - Saxophone
Preston Hubbard - Upright Bass
Andrew Lindsay - Drums
Dean Hilson - Saxophone
Michael Andrews - Piano
Peter Beulke - Bass
Karl Hird - Saxophone

“The Many Sides Of” collects the best from Benny’s three earlier albums. Benny & The Flybyniters have been a stalwart of the Melbourne roots music scene since 1999. From humble beginnings playing local bars and pubs, to tours and Festivals in the USA and Europe, the Flybyniters have made their mark. Backing the likes of Lazy Lester, Big Jay McNeely, Ska/Bluebeat great Owen Gray, to name few, Benny & The Flybyniters have always been the go to band in Australia for your Rhythm & Blues fix. “The Many Sides Of” is a great place to start if you are new to this excellent band. This CD has real solid stuff - just have a "listen".

The Many Sides Of

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Mimì Sterrantino & Gli Accusati - La Ricerca Del Blues

Size: 99,7 MB
Time: 31:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Jumper On The Line (2:38)
02. Going Down To The River (4:11)
03. I Be's Troubled (2:52)
04. Life Is Like That (2:34)
05. Old Dollar Mamie (3:13)
06. Murderer's Home Blues (3:19)
07. Early In The Morning (3:55)
08. Rosie (4:07)
09. Irene Goodnight (4:39)

"La Ricerca del Blues", is a tribute to the immense research work of musicologist Alan Lomax and Father John; revisiting old recordings made by the Blues pioneers or inmates of prisons in Mississippi or Louisiana '30s,' 40s and '50s, Mimi Sterrantino & Gli Acusati take us on a journey in search of the Blues roots.

La Ricerca Del Blues

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Nina Van Horn - Nina Van Horn Sings Nina Simone

Size: 134,6 MB
Time: 57:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz/Blues Vocals
Art: Front

01. Revolution (4:58)
02. Old Jim Crow (3:51)
03. Mississpi Goddam (4:17)
04. House Of The Rising Sun (6:33)
05. Blacklash Blues (3:00)
06. Save Me (3:36)
07. He Needs Me (2:59)
08. Love Me Or Leave Me (2:27)
09. Ain't Got No (3:49)
10. Feeling Good (5:22)
11. My Baby Just Cares For Me (3:59)
12. Sinnerman (4:22)
13. Be My Husband (4:08)
14. I Put A Spell On You (4:24)

This former dancer is on stage since she’s 14 and it shows everytime she hits a stage. She started as a classical dancer, performed with the Lyric Company of France, even started a lyrical carreer when they found out she could sing and pretty well : she was a Soprano Colorature for some years but did not find her real way in it and decides to become a Country Singer while living in Texas for a while…Her adventures lead her to New Orleans where she found her real satisfaction in Blues as riding Harley, whiskey and cigarettes shaped her voice for this kind of music!

Nina Van Horn Sings Nina Simone

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Chicken Shack - O.K. Ken?

Year: 1969
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:19
Size: 98,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Baby's Got Me Crying (2:34)
2. The Right Way Is My Way (2:33)
3. Get Like You Used To Be (3:49)
4. Pony And Trap (3:20)
5. Tell Me (4:50)
6. A Woman Is The Blues (3:28)
7. I Wanna See My Baby (3:52)
8. Remington Ride (3:03)
9. Fishing In Your River (4:40)
10. Mean Old World (3:44)
11. Sweet Sixteen (6:21)

Chicken Shack are a British blues band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (guitar and vocals), Andy Silvester (bass guitar), and Alan Morley (drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (vocals and keyboards) in 1968.

The band were formed in April 1965, naming themselves after Jimmy Smith's "Back at the Chicken Shack" album. Chicken shacks (chicken restaurants) had also by then frequently been mentioned in blues and rhythm and blues songs, as in Amos Milburn's hit, "Chicken Shack Boogie". Their first concert was at the 1967 National Blues and Jazz Festival at Windsor and they were signed by the Blue Horizon record label in the same year.

Chicken Shack enjoyed modest commercial success, with Christine Perfect being voted Best Female Vocalist in the Melody Maker polls, two years running.

Perfect left the band in 1969 when she married John McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Pianist Paul Raymond, bassist Andy Silvester, and drummer Dave Bidwell all left in 1971 to join Savoy Brown. In 1977 Silvester joined Los Angeles based ensemble, Wha-Koo. Webb was also recruited for Savoy Brown in the mid-1970s, and recorded the album Boogie Brothers with them.

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Brian Kramer Trio & Friends - Live At The Folklore Center

Year: 2000
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:44
Size: 158,6 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Scans: Full

1. What It Appears To Be (5:05)
2. Sweet Lina (4:21)
3. Can't Be Satisfied (5:36)
4. Someday Baby (6:13)
5. Come On In My Kitchen (5:47)
6. You Don't Know My Mind (4:14)
7. God Don't Never Change (4:18)
8. Bottle Up And Go (Feat. Derrick Walker) (6:00)
9. Crazy About You (Feat. Janne Sjöström) (5:00)
10. Blue Prelude (Feat. Sivert Bramstedt) (4:52)
11. I Believe In You (8:28)
12. Trouble In Mind (Bonus Track) (8:44)

Brian Kramer from Brooklyn was barely out of his teens when he began hanging out with legendary blues men, picking up tips and advice from folks such as Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, whenever they visited his hometown of NYC. Junior Wells took a particular liking to Brian and paid careful attention in showing him the right moves and how to play from the heart. In 1989, Junior joined Brian on his first record, Brian Kramer and the Blues Masters featuring Junior Wells, Win or Lose, with Junior backing up Brian on almost every track and Brian supporting Junior on four of his songs. On these sessions were a gathering of the finest, most respected sidemen in the US, as well as former Rolling Stone, Mick Taylor. Throughout the 90s, Brian toured and continued to be a fixture within the New York club scene, performing frequently with the great blues man Larry Johnson, until relocating overseas to seek a broader range of opportunities.

Based in Sweden, Brian began to be featured on the tracks of several established artists, steadily becoming an active part of Scandinavia’s club and festival scene. Brian has shared the stage, traded licks and recorded with the Legendary Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabate, Bob Brozman, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Robin Ford, Bobby Rush, Cory Harris, John Mayall, Sven Zetterberg, Jimmy Dawkins and many others; and performed at international events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival, Bull Durham Blues Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Notudden Blues Festival, Portugal Simply Blues Festival, etc.

When not on the road, Brian hosts his weekly International Blues Jam in Stockholm, Sweden, originally at Club Stampen, now at Engelen every Saturday, which he started in 1998. These jam sessions proved to be fertile ground for nurturing Sweden’s hottest new young blues talents, many who have become shining stars within the Blues and Jazz community; Isabella Lundgren, Jasmine Kara, Anna Christoffersson and Lisa Lystam are just a few who have gone on to tour and release their own albums after fine-tuning their skills on Brian’s popular scene. July 10th 2015 after Brian Kramer Band's performance at Sweden's biggest Blues event, Åmål Blues Festival, Brian was presented with their prestigious BLUES AWARD OF THE YEAR - a hand sculpted trophy in Brian's likeness as well as a very large check.

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Pelle Lindberg Band - Put Your Foot Down

Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:12
Size: 85,7 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Scans: Front

1. Step Up To The Plate (3:47)
2. Tired (3:12)
3. Never Be Her Man (4:10)
4. A Woman's Mind (5:28)
5. Helping Hand (3:15)
6. Middle Of The Road (3:30)
7. Bottomless Hole (3:11)
8. Where Do You Wanna Go (2:39)
9. Run You Over (4:33)
10. Baby's Back (Feat. Dennis Westerberg) (3:23)

Pelle Lindberg has been a household name in Swedish blues for the last 30 years. He's known for his fantastic tone and the ability to always play what's right at the right time, an ability that has resulted in some big gigs with a few of the great names in blues music including Sam Myers, LA Jones, Michael Dotson and Kellie Rucker just to name a few.

In 2007 Pelle put togheter his own band, simply called Pelle Lindberg Band, and despite the band's short career, they have mangaged to play at some prestigious festivals and clubs throughout Sweden. PLB has also toured Scandinavia twice serving as backing band for Kellie Rucker, something that gave them lots of attention.

Also significant for the band, is the focused solo playing from each member and their ability to take it to the fith gear, something that has to be experienced live. Pelle Lindberg Band released their debut album entitled "Put Your Foot Down" in November 2011.

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Slim Gaillard - Searching For You: Lost Singles Of McVouty 1958-1974

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:03
Size: 84.8 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Baked Beans And A Bottle Of Beer
[2:29] 2. I Love You
[2:50] 3. Frank Rhoads Round
[2:40] 4. Dr. Free
[2:40] 5. Frim Fram Sauce
[2:23] 6. Cha Cha Enchilada
[2:30] 7. Searching For You
[2:48] 8. Flat Foot Floogie
[2:19] 9. Many Things
[2:41] 10. Darktown Strutters Ball
[2:12] 11. Cement Mixer Putti-Putti
[2:43] 12. Linda Cara
[2:27] 13. I Don't Know Why
[2:14] 14. Peanut Vendor
[1:09] 15. Kahlua

The majority of the Artist Credits are unknown. Backing Vocals – The Fables (2) (tracks: 3, 4); Bells – Slim Gaillard (tracks: 12); Congas – Jack Hogan (2); Guitar – Gábor Szabó (tracks: 13, 14), Slim Gaillard (tracks: 1, 2, 12); Organ – Slim Gaillard (tracks: 11); Tenor Saxophone – Pat Britt (tracks: 13, 14); Vocals – Slim Gaillard (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 15).

Multi-instrumentalist & vocalist Slim Gaillard's joyous music appealed to adults and little children alike, with songs about love, traveling, potato chips, beer, and everything in between. The Lost Singles of McVouty (1958-1974) is the first collection of new Gaillard music officially released with the endorsement of the Gaillard family in decades. Very little is known about the label sources but they all seem to have been made for companies likely owned by Slim that he was sending out to A&R men and radio stations trying to score regional hits.

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Ile Kallio Big Rock Band - Shook Up!

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:55
Size: 118.9 MB
Styles: Rock n Roll, Blues rock
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Shook Up!
[4:10] 2. Make My Day
[4:27] 3. My Shining Star
[3:04] 4. Hot Wheels
[5:04] 5. Just One Night
[5:40] 6. Jonathan My Friend
[4:23] 7. Release My Heart
[4:05] 8. Night Owl
[5:34] 9. Take Me Home
[4:30] 10. Get Away
[3:41] 11. Don't Back Down
[3:05] 12. I Will Stay

Very strong comeback from one of the most underrated guitar players here in Finland. Keep rockin', Ile! ~ jpalanko

Top musicians starring Ile Kallio Big Rock Band was founded in the spring of 2013 and has since proved useful along the Finnish gigs. debut album containing a primeval blues rock band's "Shook Up!" was released in the spring of 2015. The band has inspected the ranks and the sound of it better than the super-hard six-man lineup. The band affected by Ilene, in addition to credit the men in the field Okko Laru drummer, bassist and keyboardist Masa Maijanen Puke Kataja. The song is responsible for having a strong and soulful sound Swede Patrik Eriksson. (Translated from Finnish.)

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Mark May Band - 2 albums: Blues Heaven / Doll Maker

Texas may have produced more great unsung blues guitarists than any state in the nation. Mason Ruffner and Chris Duarte come immediately to mind as virtuosos who have labored in relative obscurity for years. Maybe it's the stiff competition that makes it so hard to break out of the Lone Star State. Had David Bowie and Jackson Browne not championed Stevie Ray Vaughan, he might never have transcended the Austin blues scene. It appears that, in order to break out from the blues pack these days, an artist must either be a teenage wunderkind or have the help of an industry insider to grease the wheels.

If a guitarist was ever worthy of such greasing, it's Houston's Mark May, the best guitarist you've never heard of, and arguably the most versatile talent working the blues today. He lets fly on his third album, "Doll Maker," the follow-up to 1997's brilliant "Telephone Road." Don't think Mark's been idle during the interval; he spent two productive years touring as Dickey Betts's guitarist. ~Bill Kolter

Album: Blues Heaven
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:28
Size: 177.4 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:40] 1. Boom Boom
[6:18] 2. Money
[4:29] 3. She's A Keeper
[6:34] 4. Blues Heaven
[5:02] 5. Put Down That Poison
[5:29] 6. Leaving Houston
[7:30] 7. Boomerang
[7:30] 8. I'm Her Fool
[5:05] 9. Gulf Coast Woman
[5:55] 10. All I Ever Do
[6:50] 11. Garden Of Truth
[6:05] 12. Kind Of Girl
[5:55] 13. Almost Like A Suicide

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Album: Mark May Band - Doll Maker
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:26
Size: 168.1 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[5:44] 1. Doll Maker
[5:43] 2. I'm A Gambler
[5:52] 3. Dig Your Ride
[5:50] 4. Gangsta's Blues
[5:30] 5. Pimp Daddy
[7:27] 6. Blue Monday
[6:07] 7. Place Your Betts
[5:26] 8. Gone Too Long
[6:07] 9. Black Cat Bone
[9:24] 10. You Ain't All That
[5:27] 11. Busta Blues
[4:43] 12. I Ain't Drunk

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Mick Abrahams - See My Way

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:20
Size: 124.4 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2001/2015
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. What Kinda Fool
[3:33] 2. Blue Cafe
[4:42] 3. Aint No Smoke
[3:00] 4. Nothin' But Everything
[5:47] 5. Dreaming
[6:26] 6. Dear Jill
[3:39] 7. Don't Make 'em
[3:03] 8. Mercy Mercy
[5:28] 9. Heartbreak Blues
[3:39] 10. Ayrs And Graces
[3:35] 11. Chettishes
[4:39] 12. See My Way
[2:37] 13. One Night

Acoustic Guitar – Elliott Randall (tracks: 4,11); Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Mick Abrahams (tracks: All); Backing Vocals – Tracy Graham (tracks: 1,3); Backing Vocals, Vocals – Sharon Watson (tracks: 1,3,5,8,12); Bass – Andy Pyle (tracks: 10,12), Dave Bronze (tracks: 1,3,11), Jim Rodford (tracks: 5,6,7), Mike Summerland (tracks: 2,8,9); Drums – Graham Walker (tracks: 8,9,12), Paul Burgess (tracks: 2,5,6); Drums, Percussion – Steve Rodford (tracks: 1,3,7,10,11); Guitar – Geoff Whitehorn (tracks: 1,3,7); Keyboards – Dave Lennox (tracks: 10,12); Keyboards, Accordion, Electric Piano, Organ, Piano – Mick Parker (tracks: 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,); Keyboards, Organ – Josh Phillips (tracks: 1,3); Saxophone, Harmonica – Nick Payn (tracks: 1,3).

In July of 2000, Mick released his first studio album in three years titled "See My Way", and not surprisingly it had a newly recorded version of that Blodwyn Pig classic, and reunited him with another original member of that group, Andy Pyle. This is another very strong album from Mick, since coming out of retirement. He wrote all but two of the tracks. Two of the tracks are new versions of tunes he recorded with Blodwyn Pig.

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Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Album

Year: 1969
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:38
Size: 93,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, psychedelic blues
Scans: Front, back, cd (LP replica)

1. Spoonful (3:51)
2. Tail Dragger (4:33)
3. Smokestack Lightning (3:56)
4. Moanin' At Midnight (3:15)
5. Built For Comfort (5:11)
6. The Red Rooster (3:50)
7. Evil (4:06)
8. Down In The Bottom (2:45)
9. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy (2:35)
10. Back Door Man (6:30)

It's not often that an album disavowed by its own author at the time of release goes on to become considered a modern classic. Yet that's exactly what happened with Chicago blues legend Howlin Wolf's 1969 LP "The Howlin Wolf Album", a release that has since attained mythical status due to the controversy behind it.

Released on Cadet Records, a subsidiary of legendary imprint Chess Records, "The Howlin Wolf Album" was a radical experiment for a well established artist: attempt to integrate electric instruments and psychedelic arrangements into his revered signature blues sound.

The result was an album that Wolf himself initially disregarded on the now infamous cover, but one that has won a special place amongst dedicated music aficionados thanks to its unique mix of traditional blues and electric rock elements. /Amazon

Personnel: Howlin' Wolf (vocals, harmonica); Hubert Sumlin, Roland Faulkner, Phil Upchurch, Pete Cosey (guitar); Louis Satterfield (bass); Morris Jennings (drums); Gene Barge (saxophone, track 3); Donald Myrick (flute, track 3).

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Joe Poirier - Good Times

Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:53
Size: 110,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Front

1. Crazy Mixed Up World (2:58)
2. She's So Fine (3:40)
3. Hey 'Tite Fille (3:38)
4. Her Warm Embrace (3:54)
5. Slide Prelude (1:01)
6. Am I Wrong (5:44)
7. Another Love On The Side (3:55)
8. All I've Been Dreaming (3:57)
9. Something's Gotta Give (4:35)
10. C'est Samedi Soir (3:11)
11. If I Should (3:09)
12. Come And Dance With Me (3:38)
13. Honest I Do (4:27)

I would like to think my music as something that is genuine. No drum machines, samples, pitch correct or any gadgets. You are hearing real music made by real people. The music on this album was made in the spirit of looking forward to the "Good Times" that are to come. I hope that you find this album enjoyable to listen as it was to record it. (Joe Poirier)

Personnel:
Joe Poirier - guitar, vocals
Rob Brown (aka Lord Bubba) - bass
Scott Milligen - drums

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Carey Bell - Good Luck Man

Size: 136,4 MB
Time: 59:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full

01. My Love Strikes Like Lightning (4:10)
02. Love Her, Don't Shove Her (3:25)
03. Sleeping With The Devil (3:48)
04. Hard Working Woman (4:38)
05. Bell Hop (3:42)
06. Bad Habits (4:49)
07. Good Luck Man (5:24)
08. Hard Hearted Woman (3:55)
09. Going Back To Mississippi (3:42)
10. I'm A Business Man (3:22)
11. Teardrops (7:08)
12. Brand New Deal (4:20)
13. Good Lover (3:50)
14. Double Cross (2:46)

Carey Bell is an effective and surprisingly versatile singer but it is his powerful harmonica that really stands out. One of the last of the major Chicago blues harpists, Bell (an alumnus of the Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon bands) had led his own groups for most of the previous 30 years when he came out with this disc. His longtime guitarist Steve Jacobs offers some concise and stinging comments but the leader is virtually the whole show on his CD, which finds him leading a tight six-piece group. Nothing too unusual occurs but the music definitely has plenty of spirit. ~Review by Scott Yanow

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Steve Kozak Band - It's Time

Size: 117,0 MB
Time: 50:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Art: Front

01. Cane Sugar Sweet (Feat. Jerry Cook) (3:09)
02. You May (Feat. Jerry Cook) (3:53)
03. Messed Up (2:58)
04. Every Night And Every Day (Feat. The Harpoonist) (5:07)
05. Kiddio (Feat. Jerry Cook) (3:58)
06. Trouble (Feat. The Axe Murderer) (3:42)
07. One Woman I Need (Feat. Dave Vidal) (4:33)
08. That's Cool With Me (Feat. Jerry Cook) (2:47)
09. Stranger In My Home Town (3:58)
10. Tell Me Why (Feat. The Harpoonist) (5:54)
11. Love, Life And Money (5:46)
12. Goin' Fishin' (Feat. The Harpoonist) (4:33)

The new CD from The Steve Kozak Band... IT'S TIME is here! Recorded in Vancouver BC at Afterlife Studios, site of the famed Mushroom Records. The album – Kozak’s fourth – ­­ is produced and mixed by award winning composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Matthew Rogers. Rogers is one half of the amazing blues duo, The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer.

One of Canada’s finest blues artists, Steve Kozak has been turning heads of blues fans in Canada for over thirty years since he first broke onto the Vancouver scene in the mid-eighties.

When it comes to tasty West coast blues guitar, Kozak’s name is at the top of the list in this nation -- just ask greats like Duke Robillard and James Harman who have shared the stage with this gifted bandleader, instrumentalist, writer and singer.

Gaining national recognition in 2013 Steve Kozak won a Maple Blues Award for New Artist or Group of the Year in Canada. Steve was also awarded The Ambassador of the Blues Award for 2012 by the Blues Underground Network.

The Steve Kozak band is Steve Kozak, guitar and vocals, Dave Webb on piano and Hammond organ, Roger Brant on bass, and 2016 Maple Blues Award nominee for best blues drummer of the year in Canada, Chris ‘The Wrist’ Nordquist on drums.

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Matthew Curry - Shine On

Size: 178 MB
Time: 26:14
File: FLAC
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Art: Front

01. Blink Of An Eye (4:28)
02. Caroline (4:07)
03. Shine On (4:37)
04. Electric Religion (5:13)
05. Matter Of Time (3:43)
06. Draw The Line (4:03)

Opening with Blink Of An Eye, Curry is back with a strong ballad and his soulful vocals. His expressive guitar riffs are more mature and his backing band is new. Matthew plays guitar and handles lead vocals with Tim Brickner on bass, Mark Masefield on keys, Francis Valentino on drums. A super radio melody and Matthew's vocal work, backed by Valentino and Alexis Saski on vocals, this track is square on. Very nice opener. With it's funky back beat, Caroline, catches you right at the get go. Brickner, Masefield and Valentino set a great stage for Curry's vocal lead and his stinging guitar riffs have great bite. Excellent! Title track, Shine On, is another radio track with huge commercial potential. I can't say enough about Curry's vocal acuity and the overall balance of the band. His guitar is restrained but not contained showing maturity and precision. Very nice. Electric Religion is a solid rocker with a heavy, lumbering bottom. Curry steps up top with some soaring guitar pyrotechnics pleasing even the toughest critics. Very cool. With a light airy, jazz rock feel, Matter of Time, is the "pop" est track on the release. Curry's soulful vocals anchor the track with skillful B3 work from Masefield and warm backing vocals. Wrapping the release is Draw The Line, a blues rocker with clean guitar soloing and cool B3 backing. Curry has put out a real nice release here and is definitely making a name for himself with John Mayer, Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Check out this new release. It's quite good. ~bman

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Junior Wells - You're Tuff Enough

Size: 131,7 MB
Time: 56:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1968/1998
Styles: Chicago Blues, Funky Blues, Rockin' Blues
Art: Full

01. You're Tuff Enough (2:23)
02. It's All Soul (2:29)
03. Gonna Cramp Your Style (2:10)
04. Where Did I Go Wrong (3:09)
05. That'll Hold Me (2:20)
06. Sweet Darling Think It Over (2:25)
07. Up In Heah (2:04)
08. You're The One (3:24)
09. You Ought To Quit That (2:11)
10. Messing With The Kid (2:14)
11. The Hippies Are Trying (4:12)
12. Junior's Groove (2:17)
13. Girl You Lit My Fire (2:02)
14. It's A Man Down There (2:11)
15. I'm Your Gravy Train (2:25)
16. Leave My Woman Alone (2:56)
17. I Can't Stand No Signifying (2:51)
18. I Just Wanna Groove (2:46)
19. You Better Watch Yourself (2:12)
20. What Is That You Got (2:13)
21. Another Mule Kicking In Your Stall (3:31)
22. Party Power (2:11)

Another period of the veteran Chicago harp man's career that awaits CD documentation -- and one of the most exciting. Wells's late-'60s output for Bright Star and Mercury's Blue Rock subsidiary frequently found him mining funky James Brown grooves (with a bluesy base, of course) to great effect -- "Up in Heah" and his national smash "You're Tuff Enough" are marvelous examples of his refusal to bend to purists' wishes (though there's a glorious version of Bobby Bland's blues-soaked "You're the One" that benefits handily from Sammy Lawhorn's delicate guitar work). ~Review by Bill Dahl

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The Allman Brothers Band - Live On Air, Vol. 1

Size: 164,0+105,4+99,1+1560,6 MB
Time: 70:13+46:04+38:14+64:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Statesboro Blues (1971) (Live) ( 4:33)
02. Trouble No More (1971) (Live) ( 4:16)
03. Don't Keep Me Wonderin' (1971) (Live) ( 3:51)
04. Done Somebody Wrong (1971) (Live) ( 3:48)
05. One Way Out (1971) (Live) ( 5:18)
06. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (1971) (Live) (12:52)
07. Stormy Monday (1971) (Live) ( 9:05)
08. You Don't Love Me (1971) (Live) ( 8:36)
09. Soul Serenade (1971) (Live) ( 4:17)
10. You Don't Love Me (Reprise) (1971) (Live) ( 3:32)
11. Soul Serenade (In Memory Of King Curtis) (1971) (Live) ( 3:06)
12. Hot Lanta (1971) (Live) ( 6:54)

CD 2:
01. Statesboro Blues (1972) (Live) ( 5:28)
02. Done Somebody Wrong (1972) (Live) ( 3:52)
03. Ain't Wasting Time No More (1972) (Live) ( 5:30)
04. One Way Out (1972) (Live) ( 6:19)
05. Stormy Monday (1972) (Live) ( 8:10)
06. You Don't Love Me (1972) (Live) (16:41)

CD 3:
01. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (1972) (Live) (15:25)
02. Midnight Rider (1972) (Live) ( 2:58)
03. Whipping Post (1972) (Live) (19:50)

CD 4:
01. Intro (1986) (Live) ( 1:20)
02. Midnight Rider (1986) (Live) ( 3:31)
03. Blue Sky (1986) (Live) ( 6:00)
04. One Way Out (1986) (Live) (11:00)
05. Statesboro Blues (1986) (Live) ( 5:35)
06. Southbound (1986) (Live) ( 8:44)
07. Jessica (1986) (Live) ( 9:59)
08. Good Lovin' (1986) (Live) ( 9:04)
09. Key To The Highway (1986) (Live) ( 9:27)

This 4-disc collection contains radio broadcast recordings from shows at A&R Studio's, New York (26th August, 1971), Manley Fieldhouse, Syracuse, New York (7th April, 1972) and Madison Square Gardens, New York (31st October, 1986).

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Live On Air, Vol. 1 CD 2
Live On Air, Vol. 1 CD 3
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The Bluesmasters - Silver City

Size: 99,6 MB
Time: 33:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Forever Young (6:00)
02. Better Than You Know (4:32)
03. Don't Tell Me (4:26)
04. That Look (3:42)
05. Beware Of Darkness (4:45)
06. Situation (3:41)
07. Tomorrow (2:49)
08. Broken (3:20)

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Various - Tiny Grimes & Friends

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:08
Size: 91.9 MB
Styles: R&B
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. The Cats & The Fiddle - Movin' Out Today
[2:22] 2. The Dixieaires - Things Got Tough Again
[2:32] 3. The Dixieaires - Long Lean And Lanky
[2:51] 4. The Dixieaires - Keep Me With You
[2:37] 5. Haji Baba - I'm In Love With You Baby
[3:25] 6. The Cats & The Fiddle - Do You Really Love Me
[3:22] 7. The Cats & The Fiddle - Start Talking Baby
[2:58] 8. The Cats & The Fiddle - Start Talking Baby (Take 2)
[2:52] 9. The Cats & The Fiddle - I'll Never Let You Go
[2:54] 10. Johnny Davis - I'm A Wine Drinker
[2:29] 11. Johnny Davis - I Love To Make Love To You
[2:32] 12. JB Summers - I Want A Present For Christmas
[3:28] 13. Lionel Robinson - I Can't Go On Without Your Love
[3:02] 14. Tiny Grimes - Call Of The Wild

An interesting collection of early Tiny, working with Cats & The Fiddle on five of the 14 collected tracks on this hodgepodge compilation. The rest of it is Grimes backing everyone from gospel group the Dixieaires to R&B singers Johnny Davis, Lionel Robinson, J.B. Summers and George Grant (recorded here for Gotham Records under the pseudonym of Haji Baba), along with an unissued and much wilder take of his own "Call of the Wild." Not the place to start a Tiny Grimes collection, but a nice one to add to the collection along the way. ~ Cub Koda

Tiny Grimes was a drummer and a pianist before he began playing electric guitar in 1938. He was also part of The Cats And The Fiddle, a popular jive group. On this disc, we hear a lot of Grimes' work with that group, as well as his other work with greats such as Johnny Davis, J.B. Summers, and Lionel Robinson.

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Carolyn Fe Blues Collective - Original Sin

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:53
Size: 111.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:59] 1. Original Sin
[4:40] 2. Broken String
[2:34] 3. Baby Bye Bye
[3:46] 4. Devil's Fool
[4:51] 5. Adja Wali
[6:00] 6. You And Me And The Blues
[4:04] 7. Don't Be So Sad
[3:46] 8. Rant
[4:29] 9. Manual Overdrive
[5:35] 10. Let's Soar
[2:23] 11. Bow Wow
[2:40] 12. Some More

Carolyn Fe (Vocals) :: George Papafilys (Guitar) :: Tim Alleyne (Keyboard) :: Oisin Little (Bass) :: Dan Legault (Drums).

Carolyn Fe Blues Collective offers up the Blues in all its shades, full band or acoustic duo/trio setup. Carolyn Fe Blues Collective has the unique ability to serve it's audiences with highly charged emotions – Bringing old elements of the blues along with a newer eclectic mix of various musical styles, Carolyn Fe Blues Collective is not your everyday 'Blues Band'. This indie blues band is raw, real and with captivating energy, the audience is immediately drawn into a live show of the unbridled enthusiasm as the band exudes their love of playing. According to Cashbox Canada Magazine, this band is "evolutionary with its blues fingerprint".

This album finds Carolyn Fe in her true element as she performs original material that depict the darker shade of the Blues from “Broken String” to “Rant” all the way to the title track, “Original Sin”. This album marks a homecoming for Carolyn Fe and the members of the band.

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Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Backlash

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:03
Size: 96.3 MB
Styles: Elecric blues, Soul, Funk
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:28] 1. Flash Eyed
[3:17] 2. Sexual Tension
[3:56] 3. Global
[3:23] 4. Nature’s Natural
[6:04] 5. Lips Of A Loser
[2:52] 6. Ptp
[3:13] 7. Freakin’ Out
[3:09] 8. Shadow People
[3:24] 9. Wasted
[3:12] 10. Prison
[5:59] 11. Maroon

lack Joe Lewis trawls the intersection of blues, soul, funk, and garage rock—a well-traveled juncture. But he has a few strategies to make this timeworn mixture more tangy on his new album, Backlash. The first is vocal: Lewis can unleash a stirring scream, a cauterizing billow of noise that’s sure to flutter your nervous system. The second is compositional: he likes shifting dynamics so that a slack song suddenly stiffens and lashes out, like a horse kicking an inconsiderate handler.

That scream, coupled with his heavy reliance on guitars, has earned Lewis comparisons to blues institutions (Muddy Waters), soul shouters (Wilson Pickett), and funk innovators (James Brown). But he prefers a different descriptor. “It’s all about putting on a good show and getting everyone having a good time,” he said in 2013. “There’s no category for that other than rock’n’ roll, as far as I know.”

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Rhythmtown-Jive - 2 albums: Analog Travelog / Retrogroove Artifact

RHYTHMTOWN-JIVE is an exciting American roots combo featuring accomplished San Francisco Bay Area musicians recognized nationally for their versatility and outstanding skill. With rich vocal harmonies and tasty saxophone-based instrumentals, they offer infectious dance music, delivering inventive, original '40s and '50s influenced rhythm & blues, zydeco, jump-swing, rock & roll and New Orleans gems. They have a deep sense of the feel and mechanics of the essential grooves of these American roots styles. As a back-up group they are in demand and recognized as journeymen in their field, having worked with, among others: Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, Johnnie Johnson, Earl King, Robert Ward, Long John Hunter and New Orleans rock & roll sax innovator Lee Allen. They were the featured house band at the 15th annual Sacramento Blues Festival. The RJs are fronted by Tim Eschliman (founding member of the Christmas Jug Band), vocalist and bassist, who was formerly with Etta James, Commander Cody, and the Moonlighters, whose "Rush Hour" release was produced by Nick Lowe.

Following a fascination with the era of transition from '40s & '50s rhythm & blues to rock & roll, Rhythmtown-Jive is the Bay Area's leading proponent of American roots dance music, featuring driving and syncopated counter-rhythms the feet cannot deny. The "RJ"s, Formerly Five Guys Named Mo, have a refreshing repertoire which goes beyond the typical rehashed "top 40" music of yesterday usually associated with R&B dance bands. In addition to their original numbers, the members of the group draw from a well of obscure and unusual post-world war II saturday night rave-ups and moody relief numbers that offer something different for the dance-inclined public: Louis Jordan & his Tympani Five, Big Joe Turner, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Big Jay McNeely, Clyde McPhatter, Freddie King, Lee Allen, Clifton Chenier, Maceo Parker, Jimmy Reed, Louis Armstrong, Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns, Roy Brown, Thurston Harris, Ray Charles, the Meters, Smiley Lewis, Paul Gayten, King Curtis, Sonny Thompson, James "Wee" Willie Wayne, Ella Mae Morse, Lil Millet, Will Bradley, Ray McKinley & Bill Doggett.

Album: Analog Travelog
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:49
Size: 109.5 MB
Styles: R&B, Jump blues
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. Magnatone
[3:41] 2. You Better Believe It
[3:48] 3. Have You Heard
[3:49] 4. Hurry Babe
[5:27] 5. Jump Star
[4:45] 6. Rich Woman
[3:35] 7. Go West
[3:03] 8. The Sweeper
[3:11] 9. If You Believe
[4:05] 10. New Groove Unit
[3:20] 11. Let The Boogie Woogie Roll
[5:49] 12. State Of Mind

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Album: Retrogroove Artifact
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:16
Size: 85.3 MB
Styles: R&B,Jump blues
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Down At The Edge Of Town
[2:53] 2. Went To The City
[4:49] 3. Motorfy
[3:44] 4. Boppin' At The Hop
[3:41] 5. Everywhere Honey Goes Money Goes
[2:32] 6. Big Daddy
[3:15] 7. All Tore Up
[5:11] 8. The Things You Do
[3:10] 9. Johnny Nocturne
[4:07] 10. Jump Jive An' Wail

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Mick Simpson - Black Rain

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:20
Size: 108.4 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. Sweet Lorraine
[3:47] 2. Destination Blues
[4:16] 3. River Of Life
[4:53] 4. Black Rain
[3:47] 5. To Hell And Back
[4:10] 6. Last Train Home
[4:19] 7. Don't Cry
[3:09] 8. Top Of The World
[5:07] 9. When The Sun Goes Down
[3:36] 10. Gravy Train
[5:50] 11. Promised The Earth

Mick returns with his 4th studio album 'Black Rain', a collection of 11 great new tracks of soaring blues guitar, driving rock anthems, retro rhythm & blues, and melodic southern rock. The album features a diverse range of guitar syles influenced by the likes of BB King, Gary Moore, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, Django Reinhardt and Robert Johnson. Album highlights include the Ray Charles-esque 'Sweet Lorraine', the in your face rocker 'To Hell and Back, the laid back jazz-blues tinted 'River of Life' (Feat. Eva Carboni), and the Irish folk-rock title track 'Black Rain'. Once again Mick teams up with producer & co-writer Andy Littlewood, and guest musician's include Dave Hunt, Michael John McElligott, and Pete Nelson.

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Donald Ray Johnson - Travelin' Man

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:07
Size: 114.7 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:37] 1. Travelin' Man
[4:22] 2. If Walls Could Talk
[3:52] 3. Always On My Mind
[5:04] 4. Last Two Dollars
[4:23] 5. Steamy Windows
[4:39] 6. Sugar Daddy
[3:10] 7. Me & Jack (Daniels)
[4:17] 8. Yonder Wall
[4:12] 9. Reconsider
[4:49] 10. Apple Tree
[4:50] 11. Who Is He
[1:45] 12. You Reign King Jesus

Donald Ray Johnson's self-released
 
Travelin’ Man is a self-produced set of soul-blues that demonstrates his mastery of the genre as he wraps his smooth tenor around a diverse set of covers and originals. Johnson cites Tyrone Davis, Little Milton, and Johnny Taylor as influences and pays homage to them with straightforward versions of “Sugar Daddy”, “If Walls Could Talk” and “Last Two Dollars” respectively.
 
The title track penned by Maurice John Vaughn, is a brassy midtempo shuffle with slithery slide guitar. It’s a perfect vehicle for Johnson, whose motto is “Have drum will travel.” The drinking lament “Me and Jack (Daniels) feature Sonny Rhodes on lap steel. Both tunes would be right at home on an Elvin Bishop album, as would the churning swamp rock of Tony Joe White’s “Steamy Windows.” Another Johnson original “Apple Tree,” evokes the Ecko Records sound with its sparse instrumentation of keyboards, guitar, and programmed drums; Gib Monks’ savory sax licks break up the synthesized monotony. The treacly torch song “Always On My Mind” showcases Johnson’s versatility, but it sounds out of place and disrupts the album’s overall tone. Johnson is a restrained vocalist who uses subtlety in lieu of emotional overstatement or sexual braggodacio. Despite a few questionable decisions, the unpretentious Travelin’ Man succeeds thanks to quality musicianship, sound production, and warm, supple vocals. ~Thomas J. Cullen

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Fleetwood Mac - Shrine '69

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:21
Size: 100,3 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Full

1. Tune Up (2:10)
2. If You Be My Baby (4:28)
3. Something Inside Of Me (4:03)
4. My Sweet Baby (4:26)
5. Albatross (3:26)
6. Before The Beginning (3:05)
7. Rollin' Man (5:33)
8. Lemon Squeezer (5:29)
9. Need Your Love So Bad (6:59)
10. Great Balls Of Fire (3:37)

A live concert from January 25, 1969, recorded in Los Angeles by soundman Dinky Dawson. The fidelity is very good (excellent, in fact, by late-1960s standards), and the band are good form on a nine-song set (a tenth track is just a "Tune Up") that sticks mostly to lesser-known originals and covers. That means you don't get classics on the order of "Black Magic Woman" or "Oh Well", but on the other hand it's nice to hear different versions of some of the lesser-known early Mac originals, like Peter Green's anguished "Before the Beginning" and one of Danny Kirwan's better tunes, "Something Inside of Me".

It's getting hard to keep track because of the bumper crop of official and semi-official live late-sixties Fleetwood Mac releases now available, but this is the first appearance of "Lemon Squeezer" to my knowledge, and "My Baby Sweet" is not easy to come by (although at least one version has appeared on a hard-to-find CD). No late-sixties Fleetwood Mac live release, it seems, is deemed complete without the inclusion of a couple of comic fifties rock covers, and you have to sit through "Great Balls of Fire" and "Blue Suede Shoes" here. The latter boasts over-the-top lewd lyrics, "lick my dick" being substituted for "blue blue, blue suede shoes" for a while in the chorus - just the type of schoolboy humor that might have seemed taboo-smashing in 1969, but seems sort of stupid on disc.

This release would be of more interest if there wasn't already an abundance of live and outtake early Mac available on Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac Live at the BBC, Jumping at Shadows, Cerulean, and Vaudeville Years. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

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Funky B & The Kings Of Shuffle - Funky With A Capital B

Year: 2014
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:07
Size: 147,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues, soul-blues, funk
Scans: Front

1. Compared To What (4:17)
2. It's Your Own Fault (3:51)
3. Black Cat Bone (4:36)
4. Bee's Delight (4:06)
5. Beat King (3:44)
6. Sometimes (5:17)
7. Not My Style (3:37)
8. Snatch The Mole (3:24)
9. Seasons Change Anyway (6:42)
10. So Tired (4:00)
11. Wait A Minute (6:08)
12. Diverse (3:00)
13. Rock To The Rhythm (3:48)
14. Cold, Cold Feeling (7:31)

"Funky B" stands for the original Hammond B3 organ, artfully played by Markus Lauer, who has shared the stage with great musicians like Phil Guy and Big Joe Turner. Shuffleking Car, aka Carsten Egger, is known for his elegant yet ecstatic guitar playing and shares the lead vocals with Markus Lauer.

The bands music, largely their own compositions, bursts with energy and groove - raw yet dynamic, eclectic yet cohesive. In every song, the interaction of the musicians has top priority. Egger, Lauer and Mattern put their hearts and souls into their music and on stage always deliver ... to the max.

Personnel:
Carsten Egger (vocals, guitar, percussion)
Markus Lauer (vocals, Hammond B3, piano, harmonica, percussion)
Jörg Mattern (vocals, drums, percussion)

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Sammy Price - Blues For The Bluesicians

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:12
Size: 165.3 MB
Styles: Piano blues
Year: 2003
Art: Front

[5:05] 1. Royal Garden Blues
[3:15] 2. Hungarian Rhapsody
[5:34] 3. In The Evening
[9:12] 4. Just A Lonesome Babe
[4:28] 5. Rosetta
[6:34] 6. West End Boogie
[2:23] 7. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
[9:40] 8. Struttin' With Georgia
[4:03] 9. Jelly On My Mind
[2:51] 10. Boogie Woogie Menuet
[3:50] 11. How Long Blues
[3:05] 12. Blues For The Bluesicians
[3:44] 13. Honey Groove Blues
[3:01] 14. St. James Infirmary
[5:20] 15. In The Evening (Altern. Take)

Sammy Price had a long and productive career as a flexible blues and boogie-woogie-based pianist. He studied piano in Dallas and was a singer and dancer with Alphonso Trent's band during 1927-1930. In 1929, he recorded one solitary side under the title of "Sammy Price and His Four Quarters." After a few years in Kansas City, he spent time in Chicago and Detroit. In 1938, Price became the house pianist for Decca in New York and appeared on many blues sides with such singers as Trixie Smith and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. He led his own band on records in the early '40s which included (on one memorable session) Lester Young. Price worked steadily on 52nd Street, in 1948 played at the Nice Festival with Mezz Mezzrow, spent time back in Texas, and then a decade with Red Allen; he was also heard on many rock & roll-type sessions in the 1950s. In later years he recorded with Doc Cheatham. Sammy Price was active until near his death, 63 years after his recording debut. ~bio by Scott Yanow

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Little Mike And The Tornadoes - 2 albums: Payday / Heart Attack

This powerhouse blues and rock n’ roll band from New York City is led by singer, songwriter, producer, and harp master, Mike Markowitz. The band is well-known for its flawless, high energy blues sound, modeled after the great Chicago bands of the 50’s.

They have played nearly every major metropolitan area in the United States and Canada, some of the toughest hangouts, as well as the most sophisticated stages in the world, never straying from their course of delivering hard back alley blues and rough rock and roll. Little Mike, is a mean harmonica player who cut his teeth in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s, backing up legendary Bluesmen Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, and Jimmy Rogers. He then moved to Florida, and continued to perform and record through to the early 2000’s.

After leading a series of bands as a teenager, Mike formed the Tornadoes in 1978. At age 22, Mike was leading one of the busiest and toughest blues bands in New York City. Whenever a visiting blues artist came to town and needed a band, Little Mike and the Tornadoes usually got the call, backing artists such as Perkins, Rogers, Sumlin, Louis Meyers, Walter Horton, Bo Diddley. Mike’s reputation led to the band touring and recording as the backing unit for blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin, and Jimmy Rogers.

Album: Payday
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:50
Size: 95.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1992
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. I Should Have Known Better
[2:53] 2. Stick With Me
[4:01] 3. Payday
[3:36] 4. What About Love
[4:39] 5. Care Of The Blues
[3:12] 6. Resey's Rock
[2:17] 7. Taylor Made
[2:37] 8. Been A Fool Too Long
[3:28] 9. Walkin' The Floor
[3:12] 10. Message Machine
[4:32] 11. Money
[3:53] 12. Shane's Stomp

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Album: Heart Attack
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:33
Size: 99.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:31] 1. Heart Attack
[2:18] 2. Never Missed A Woman
[3:27] 3. Nothin' But The Blues
[2:22] 4. Try My Love
[2:33] 5. Blind Love And Whiskey
[3:02] 6. 85 Miles An Hour
[4:55] 7. Me And The Blues
[3:23] 8. One Woman Man
[2:22] 9. Christmas Song
[3:25] 10. Don't Like To Get In Trouble
[3:10] 11. Good Gal
[2:25] 12. D.O.A
[6:34] 13. Ida B

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Coco Montoya - Hard Truth

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:40
Size: 118.3 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. Before The Bullets Fly
[3:39] 2. I Want To Shout About It
[4:46] 3. Lost In The Bottle
[5:36] 4. Old Habits Are Hard To Break
[5:37] 5. I’ll Find Someone Who Will
[4:59] 6. Devil Don’t Sleep
[5:20] 7. The Moon Is Full
[4:42] 8. Hard As Hell
[3:41] 9. ‘bout To Make Me Leave Home
[5:02] 10. Where Can A Man Go From Here
[5:04] 11. Truth Be Told

The old Willie Dixon adage, "blues is truth," perfectly describes the searing, contemporary blues-rock of world-renowned guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya. Taught by the “Master of the Telecaster,” Albert Collins, but with a hard-edged sound and style all his own, Montoya mixes his forceful, melodic guitar playing and passionate vocals with memorable songs, delivering the blues' hardest truths. He earned his status as a master guitarist and soul-powered vocalist through years of paying his dues as a sideman with Collins (first as a drummer) and then with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, before launching his solo career in 1993. Five years of constant touring with Collins and ten years with Mayall turned him into a monster player and dynamic performer. Montoya has released eight solo albums—including three for Alligator between 2000 and 2007—and has played at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world. Guitar Player says Montoya plays "stunning, powerhouse blues with a searing tone, emotional soloing, and energetic, unforced vocals."

Returning to Alligator with his new album, Hard Truth, Montoya delivers one career-topping performance after another, the music immediately ranking among the best he's ever recorded. Produced by drummer Tony Braunagel (Eric Burdon, Curtis Salgado, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt), the album features eleven songs, each delivering a hard truth of its own. From the radio-friendly, gospel-inspired celebration of love, "I Want To Shout About It," to the haunting "Devil Don't Sleep" to the icy-hot cover of Albert Collins' "The Moon Is Full," Hard Truth covers a lot of emotional ground. Montoya's unpredictable guitar playing and smoking soul vocals blend effortlessly with a backing band featuring renowned musicians including bassist Bob Glaub (Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis), keyboardist Mike Finnigan (Jimi Hendrix, Etta James, Taj Mahal), guitarists Billy Watts (Eric Burdon) and Johnny Lee Schell (Bonnie Raitt), and Braunagel on drums. Slide guitar master Lee Roy Parnell guests on "Lost In The Bottle."

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Ruud Weber Band - New Blues

Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:24
Size: 102,4 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Scans: Front

1. Revolution (2:56)
2. If I Can't Have You (3:24)
3. Go Back To Where You Came From (3:47)
4. Can't Get Enough (2:49)
5. Just Another Day (4:49)
6. Out Of Control (3:31)
7. Change Of Heart (3:03)
8. Move Over Mister (3:00)
9. Tell Me Tell Me (4:10)
10. I Still See You (4:37)
11. Colours And Shades (3:09)
12. Take One (5:04)

After two years of touring and two CDs with the Snowy White Blues Project, singer and bass player Ruud Weber debuts with his own power trio. Ruud Weber Band started out when Ruud Weber discovered guitarist Lars Müller with his unique guitar style during blues sessions in his hometown, and with drummer Rob ter Maat this turned out to be the magic combination for this power trio.

After many years of live experiences they started recording their debut CD “New Blues” in 2009. Twelve originals revealed a new blues sound that has influences from jazz, rock and funk. Guitarist Lars Müller turned out to be a master of his instrument creating the perfect crossover between blues and jazz.

Special guests: Snowy White (guitar), Nico Wayne Toussaint (blues harp), John Hondorp (Hammond organ).

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The Blues Swingers - Politically Incorrecto

Year: 2017
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:43
Size: 99,3 MB
Styles: West Coast blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Front

1. I Love My Money (3:02)
2. Darleene (Don't Mess With My Wig) (3:01)
3. She Got (2:57)
4. Funny Things (5:03)
5. Post Mortem (3:11)
6. Pay Up (3:39)
7. By Friday (4:31)
8. I Must Love Trouble (3:39)
9. Since The Day That We Met (3:31)
10. I Do (3:41)
11. Chino Loco (3:18)
12. Six Foot Four (3:05)

This is the sixth album from the Santiago, Chile, based band The Blues Swingers (formerly known as Nico and the Blues Swingers). This new work, entitled "Politically Incorrect", was featured among the 40 best albums of the genre by the prestigious American magazine Blues Junction.

The band, which already has a 10-year history, is one of the few that cultivates the style of the blues in its classic form, following the faithful reflection of the different currents that arose between the 40s and 60s in the United States. Within its repertoire one can find from the purest blues of the post war Chicago, going through the swing and jump blues of the west coast.

Personnel: Nicolas Wernekinck (vocals, guitar), Erwin Iost (harmonica), Eduardo Grez (drums), Johan Pasten (bass).

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Various - God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:29
Size: 95.0 MB
Styles: Roots, Gospel/Blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. Tom Waits - The Soul Of A Man
[3:54] 2. Lucinda Williams - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
[3:09] 3. Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
[4:14] 4. Cowboy Junkies - Jesus Is Coming Soon
[4:40] 5. The Blind Boys Of Alabama - Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
[3:16] 6. Sinead O'connor - Trouble Will Soon Be Over
[3:51] 7. Luther Dickinson - Bye And Bye I'm Going To See The King
[4:21] 8. Lucinda Williams - God Don't Never Change
[2:47] 9. Tom Waits - John The Revelator
[3:54] 10. Maria Mckee - Let Your Light Shine On Me
[3:52] 11. Rickie Lee Jones - Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

A stunning collection of artists and performances celebrate the timeless music of legendary gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson. From Derek Trucks’ and Susan Tedeschi’s reverent reading of Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning to Lucinda Williams’ slide guitar-fueled lament in Nobody’s Fault But Mine, from Luther Dickinson’s spirited take on Bye And Bye I’m Going To See The King (with The Rising Star Fife & Drum Band) to Tom Waits’ virtual embodiment of Johnson himself on The Soul Of A Man and John The Revelator, this record is packed with incomparable recordings that speak as much to the greatness of the performers as they do the enduring legacy of Blind Willie Johnson.

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Shemekia Copeland - Deluxe Edition

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:19
Size: 151.8 MB
Styles: Soul blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[5:04] 1. Turn The Heat Up
[4:01] 2. Livin' On Love
[4:05] 3. Ghetto Child
[3:53] 4. When A Woman's Had Enough
[4:27] 5. It's 2 A.M
[3:22] 6. Better Not Touch
[4:45] 7. Don't Whisper
[3:40] 8. Sholanda's
[3:19] 9. Wild, Wild Woman
[4:26] 10. Beat Up Guitar
[4:09] 11. Love Scene
[3:56] 12. Who Stole My Radio
[4:20] 13. Stay A Little Longer, Santa
[4:12] 14. All About You
[4:12] 15. Salt In My Wounds
[4:20] 16. Your Mama's Talking

The daughter of blues icon Johnny Copeland may not be the template for sassy, blues-based soul shouting -- there are plenty of similarly styled women in blues history -- but her tough, brassy vocals and female-empowered songs quickly made her one of the most popular contemporary female artists in the genre after her 1998 Alligator debut. The label released four albums from the singer, all pretty much in the same vein, through 2005, after which she took a four-year break and reappeared on the Telarc imprint with a redefined approach. This hour-plus compilation successfully grabs 15 highlights, adds a snappy Christmas song originally included on an Alligator holiday anthology, and provides a snapshot for those who want a sampler of Copeland's talents. While the strutting, harder-edged music, often including horns, is a significant part of Copeland's résumé and substantially represented here, the compilers have included some jazzy and more subtle performances that show she is comfortable dialing down the vocal fire power when needed. There's also a funky side to her personality, represented by the Tower of Power-styled "Better Not Touch" from 2005's The Soul Truth and 2002's "When a Woman's Had Enough." The disc ignores a strict chronological presentation for one that flows musically. Many of these songs were written specifically for Copeland -- she gets a writing co-credit on five --so the sound and lyrical themes remain relatively consistent, even through seven years. Since all of her discs had a similar groove, the result is more than just a batch of good tunes played and sung with conviction, but a smartly calculated summation that plays like a unified whole. In addition to gritty blues-rockers like the Stones/Chuck Berry-inspired flamethrower "Wild, Wild Woman," Copeland wrings real soul from ballads such as "Don't Whisper" and especially an intimate reading of her father's "Ghetto Child," both with a surprisingly sympathetic and sensitive touch. She's even convincing on the lone acoustic Delta blues "Beat Up Guitar," an enticing side road that might be worth exploring again in the future. Copeland's 2009 Telarc release reveals new directions for her, but this wrap-up does a terrific job of summarizing these crucial early years in her professional development. ~Hal Harowitz

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Greasy Gravy - When The Game Is On

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:17
Size: 101.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. Tell It To My Heart
[3:50] 2. Love On The Rocks
[3:39] 3. Good Thing
[5:06] 4. Like A Stone
[3:30] 5. When Love Comes Around
[3:07] 6. Love Potion Nr. 9
[5:46] 7. Soulfood
[3:32] 8. When The Game Is On
[4:55] 9. I-M A Worried Soul
[3:38] 10. Everybody Understands The Blues
[4:07] 11. Memphis Train

We hope the album will get many music lovers to nod approvingly. We believe we have given a new, contemporary flair to classic soul, and blues music. Obviously with a Greasy sound, says Holmlund.De Most of the songs on the album are written by Espen Liland (music) and Tom Erik Holmlund (text) as well as contributions from the deceased Norwegian American singer-songwriter R. C. Finnigan.

Greasy Gravy was established in the early 2000s as a blues band who also had 50s rock and r & b on the repertoire. Since that time the band has gone more towards soul music, but a dose of soulful blues are still part of the band's repertoire and sound. The band consists of an experienced bunch of musicians from the Eastern region who has played with many famous bands in recent years and has extensive experience in the Norwegian music scene. The band is fronted by singer Tom Erik Holmlund from Hamar. Holm Lund vote first became known to people outside the Mjøs region in the environment around blue club Muddy Waters in Oslo in the 2000s. Guitarist in the band's Espen Liland from Tonsberg, he has a proven track record within bluer styles. In addition to being included in Linda Kvam Band he gladly headhunted when foreign soul / blues singers need a guitarist by Norway Office. The band's two skilled blowers are Kasper Værnes (tenor sax / Foyt) and Tom Erik Antonsen (trumpet). Bassist's veteran Rune Endal, which many would associate with Vazelina Bilopphøggers or Vidar Busk. On drums Alexander Pettersen, one widely used freelancer. He is also a member of Billy T Band and Joakim Tinderholt and his band.

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